Tour de Force (38 Special album)

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Tour de Force
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 22, 1983 [1]
Recorded1983
Studio Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
Genre Southern rock, AOR, hard rock
Length36:42
Label A&M
Producer Don Barnes,
Jeff Carlisi,
Rodney Mills
38 Special chronology
Special Forces
(1982)
Tour de Force
(1983)
Strength in Numbers
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Tour de Force is the sixth studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1983. Three music videos were made for the tracks "If I'd Been the One", "Back Where You Belong", and "One Time for Old Times", with the latter two featuring the band portraying detectives who are, humorously, trying to find a missing woman in a light-hearted homage to the TV drama Hill Street Blues .

Contents

Track listing

  1. "If I'd Been the One" (Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Larry Steele, Donnie Van Zant) – 3:55
  2. "Back Where You Belong" (Gary O'Connor) – 4:29
  3. "One Time for Old Times" (O'Connor) – 4:32
  4. "See Me in Your Eyes" (Barnes, Carlisi, Steele) – 3:54
  5. "Twentieth Century Fox" (Barnes, Carlisi, Steele, Van Zant) – 3:45
  6. "Long Distance Affair" (Barnes, Steele, Van Zant) – 3:56
  7. "I Oughta Let Go" (Steve Diamond, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser) – 3:59
  8. "One of the Lonely Ones" (Barnes, Steele, Van Zant) – 4:01
  9. "Undercover Lover" (Carlisi, Steele, Van Zant) – 4:11

Personnel

.38 Special

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1983-84)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [3] 53
US Billboard 200 [4] 22

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [5] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [6] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. "Tour de Force". iTunes . Apple Inc. January 1984. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. Tour de Force at AllMusic
  3. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6265b". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  4. "38 Special Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  5. "Canadian album certifications – 38 Special – Tour de Force". Music Canada.
  6. "American album certifications – 38 Special – Tour de Force". Recording Industry Association of America.